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Pebblebee just launched a device that tracks your lost keys and could save your life. The Halo tracker includes a pull-apart alarm that blasts a 130-decibel siren and sends your location to emergency contacts.
A keystone-sized safety device tracks your belongings like an AirTag but also sounds a 130-decibel alarm and texts your location to trusted contacts when pulled apart. The Halo gives anyone navigating unsafe situations a discreet way to call for help without touching their phone.
Tired of fitness trackers that demand monthly subscriptions on top of hefty upfront costs? Five devices now deliver solid health tracking without the recurring fees eating into your wallet.
People with long Covid, POTS, and other chronic conditions are using fitness trackers to avoid debilitating crashes and reclaim their lives. After three years of tracking her health data, one journalist went from bedridden episodes to living crash-free.
Free community workshops are teaching people to fix broken household items instead of throwing them away, creating a global movement with 4,000 locations. What started as one event in the Netherlands now fixes nearly a million items annually while building neighborly connections.
Apple's updated AirTag can now help you locate your lost keys, wallet, or luggage from 50% farther away thanks to a new chip. The tiny tracking device also got a louder speaker to make finding your missing items less frustrating.
A Baltimore resident is searching for the kind stranger who returned belongings stolen during a car break-in. The mysterious good Samaritan left the items on the victim's doorstep without leaving a name. ---
A Portuguese company invented a wind-sensing solar panel tracker that automatically locks itself during storms without needing any power or electronics. The breakthrough could make solar farms cheaper, safer, and able to produce far more energy.
A new dog GPS tracker connects through satellites, so it works even in remote areas without cell service. Pet parents can finally track their dogs on hiking trips, hunting expeditions, and rural adventures.
Dog owners can now track their pets anywhere in the US, even miles from cell towers, thanks to a new tracker that connects to satellites. The Fi Ultra automatically switches between regular networks and space-based coverage to keep tabs on adventurous pups.
The global solar tracker market just hit a record high, shipping enough equipment in 2025 to power millions of homes with smarter, sun-following technology. America leads innovation while Africa emerges as the fastest-growing region for clean energy infrastructure.
Sixty genocide survivors are sharing their most precious possessions in a Chicago exhibit that reveals how simple objects carried across oceans can hold entire family stories. From a toy train shipped ahead to safety to dresses that identified lost children, each item tells a story of resilience.
After being returned to rescue multiple times, elderly golden retriever Duke found a forever home that embraces his unusual coping mechanism. The traumatized pup steals household objects and guards them in his bed, finding comfort in collecting items after years of instability. #
A rare sea turtle who lost a limb to a shark attack just returned to the ocean with a high-tech tracker, helping scientists prove amputee turtles can thrive in the wild. Her survival could help save one of Earth's rarest sea turtle species.
New York City Transit's lost and found returns thousands of items each month to grateful passengers, proving that losing something on the subway doesn't have to mean losing it forever. From cellphones to cremated remains, dedicated workers are matching lost treasures with their relieved owners.
Volunteers across Chicagoland are helping residents fix broken electronics, appliances, and clothes for free at repair cafés. These community spaces save people money while keeping perfectly good items out of landfills.
Over 140,000 Swedes attended clothing swap events last year, giving 44,000 preowned items a second life while cutting the environmental toll of fast fashion. These community gatherings turn sustainable living into a social celebration where wardrobes get refreshed without buying new.
Ikea's secondhand furniture program is booming, with nearly 690,000 used products resold globally last year and most items finding new homes within 72 hours. The initiative keeps furniture out of landfills while making the brand affordable to entirely new customers.
Volunteers at a Missouri library helped families repair clothes and appliances instead of buying new ones, fixing over 40 items in a single day. The free event is teaching communities how to save money while helping the planet.
Spotify just quintupled its pinning limit from four to 20 items, answering years of user feedback. The free update rolled out globally today for all users.
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